20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics

8. Watchmen

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DC

Moore's interest in the interplay between visuals and running verbal commentary reached its height with Watchmen, but for all its graphic punning, Rorschach's fevered, apocalyptic rambling is one of the most compelling first-person narratives to start a story.

Contributor
Contributor

T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.